Chapter 171: Chapter 161 Accused Chapter 171: Chapter 161 Accused After hanging up the phone, Lu Hongjun seethed with anger as he dialed Lu Jiaxin’s number. As soon as the call connected, he cursed, “Lu Jiaxin, have you gone mad? If you have any grievances, you can tell me directly. Why would you go and report Aunt Ding?”
Lu Jiaxin’s mood lifted upon hearing his roar and deliberately said, “Ding Jing got arrested? That’s fantastic, I’m going to buy a chicken to slaughter right now and celebrate.”
Hearing his shouting, Lu Jiaxin not only didn’t get angry but said with a cheerful smile, “I didn’t only investigate Ding Jing, I checked you out too. Thankfully, you still have some bottom line, not sinking to the same level as Ding Jing. Lu Hongjun, as a father you’re a wreck, but as a general manager, you pass.”
Her words were meant to anger Lu Hongjun. In fact, she hadn’t sent anyone to check on him—firstly because the original self had deep feelings for him and definitely wouldn’t want to see him end up in prison; secondly, she feared probing him would get noticed. Lu Hongjun had held his position for so many years, he had the cunning, the tactics, and the connections, far surpassing Ding Jing. If he realized something was amiss, it could blow her cover.
Of course, even if exposed, they couldn’t really harm her, but the surprise lost, she couldn’t use this tactic against Ding Jing anymore. Although other methods could be used for retaliation, they wouldn’t satisfy her craving for revenge. That young girl lost her life, lost her life!
Incredulous, Lu Hongjun asked, “Lu Jiaxin, I am your dad, I am your dad, and you had me investigated?”
Lu Jiaxin closed her eyes, the last moments of the original self’s life flashing before her: “Lying in a pool of blood, knowing I was about to die, I thought that my dad would definitely find the truth and put that evil woman in prison to avenge me.”
After saying that, she opened her eyes and said coldly, “But I never expected that after coming back from the brink of death, after you learned the truth, you would still choose that vixen mother and daughter over me. Lu Hongjun, from that moment on, you were just Ding Jing’s husband and Zhao Siyi’s father, not my dad.”
Lu Hongjun had always thought she was just throwing a tantrum, and believed that once she calmed down, father and daughter would reconcile. So no matter how Lu Jiaguang and Lu Jiajie tried to persuade him, he would not relent or change. But now he knew, she wasn’t just throwing a tantrum—she really didn’t want to acknowledge him as her father anymore.
He panicked, “Jiaxin, the one I care about most is you…”
Lu Jiaxin cut him off, saying, “In your heart, what’s most important is yourself; everyone else comes second.”
Whether it be Mrs. Lu with the original self or Ding Jing, no one could threaten his interests, or else he would turn against them.
Lu Hongjun still wanted to argue, but the sound of the busy signal, beep, beep, beep, came from the phone. When he tried to call again, all he got was a busy signal, and he slumped dejectedly into his chair.
The news that Ding Jing had been arrested, reported personally by Lu Jiaxin, spread like wildfire, and the department store’s family quarters were abuzz with shock.
Aunt Xue said, “That girl previously threatened not to let Ding Jing off the hook, and I thought it was just a scare since nothing happened for so long. But she was not scaring, she was holding back for a big move!”
This was far more ruthless than beating or scolding Ding Jing. Being locked up, not only was she finished, but her daughter would also be implicated and might not even be assigned work after graduation.
Aunt Xue was gleefully chatting with everyone when she saw Aunt Zhao approaching from a distance, she called out loudly, “We’re here talking about Jiaxin reporting Ding Jing, come and join us.”
Aunt Zhao, who was already trying to avoid the topic, would not want to get involved.
While the family quarters were abuzz with discussion, members of the Lu family also received the news one after another. Second Sister-in-law Lu thought what Lu Jiaxin did was right; it was time to put that venomous woman in her place.
“Father always says how Third Uncle has it tough. Pah, what tough, it’s just that he’s been enchanted by that wretch to the point he doesn’t even care about his own daughter.”
Second Brother Lu said, “Jiaxin reported that Ding woman, I wonder if it will implicate Third Uncle.”
“Even if it implicates him, he deserves it. If last year when Jiaxin returned from Ancient Capital he had stood up for her and divorced that vile woman, none of this would have happened.” from a different perspective, if his own daughter were bullied like that, he would hope that she could fight back.
Second Sister-in-law Lu also warned Xiao Qiu not to bring up the matter in front of Lu Jiaxin. Over the years, Third Uncle had basked in glory, but only the main branch benefited; their second and third branches hadn’t gained much. On the contrary, Jiaxin had given them a livelihood, giving their families hope, for which Second Sister-in-law Lu was truly grateful to Lu Jiaxin.
Ma Lili was the most worried, “Jiajie, now that Ding Jing has been arrested, Third Uncle will surely be implicated, what should I do?”